From Coco Chanel to an American woman who secretly worked for the French Resistance during World War II, these historical fiction novels are inspired by the real lives of some of history’s most influential women. Click for More Historical Fiction Starring Real Women.
This year’s Golden Globes ceremony shined a light on the power of women, and this week we were inspired to feature books that will make your patrons want to read like a girl. Click for More Books By and About Women. Alternate Side by Anna QuindlenMy American Dream by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich The tensions in a […]
Celebrate Women’s History Month in February with these titles about incredible women in history. Wonder Woman In Wonder Women, author Sam Maggs tells the stories of the brilliant, brainy, and totally rad women in history who broke barriers as scientists, engineers, mathematicians, adventurers, and inventors. Dead Feminists Based on the beloved letterpress poster series, Dead Feminists […]
Under call number 305.42, you can find A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf, The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions by Gloria Steinem, and Crazy Salad: Some Things About Women by Nora Ephron. We honor WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH with these titles and more for your 305.42 shelves! Click for […]
With political unrest roiling in one of the Middle East’s most populous and economically developed countries, patrons may come looking for books about Egypt. We’ve published quite a few of them over the years, but here are three that, together, we think will cover a wide range of readers’ advisory needs. First, a little history. (Okay, it’s […]
